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C15900 Copper vs. EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel

C15900 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4462 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Shear Strength, MPa 420
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
17
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.22
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0